Bent County register., 1887-09-03

VI e"NHtJ siSiSs, WHICH WAS DTOkeU
up for the first time in March last,
and put in vegetables, you will dis
believe us, but 500 good citizens of
Rocky Ford will testify to its truth
fitness. This man is j. III. Crowley,
who was section boss on the Santa
te for number of years mt this
place, but who quit the road last
March, and with no mouey and moth
ing to work on but pony team has
supplied Rocky Ford with every va
riety of vegetables and shspped i'm
mense quantities to Pueblo, La Junta,
Denver and Leadville, and has by
hard work and good-common sense,
built up reputation for himself, as
well as made money, and has proven
beyond any reasonable doubt what
can be done when proper judgment
is used.-Rocky Ford Enterprise.
There is no failure of crops in Col
orado this year. The corn crop will
be double that of any previous year.
and the wheat, oats and barley yield
Will also be largely in excess Of any
previous year. The farmers report
their alfalfa crop simply splendid.
Most of the first crop has been mar
keted, and the second. crop will soon
be harvested.-Pueblo Chieftain.
1t would be an Unsuitable grumbler
that would not be more than pleased
with the climate, soil and rainfall of
South eastern Colorado, this year
We have had more rain-than was
necessary TO raise good crops. Still,
from the topography of the country,
from the indications that we had
high waters here, last year. we would
say that this has been comparatively
dry season. Drift wood along the
banks of Bear and Horse creeks, that
is in some place two or three hun
dred yards from the main course, is
unmistakable evidence of more rain
than we have had this year.-Vilas
Democrat.
Mrs. James Swift and children are
visiting her husband at Lamar, Colo.
She was accompanied by her venera-
bic mother, Mrs. VIM. Logue, ST.,
and went west on Saturday night
last.-Lakin (Kans.) Advocate.
I A Lincoln, Neb., young girl was
dressing in her room during thun-
derstorm when her pug dog ran in.
She clasped it to her bosom and a
flash of lightning instantly killed it.
She was Mortified to find that an i'm
age of her dog had been photo
graphed on her bosom. There
is no way removing the picture
which gives every shade, color, and
wrinkle of the canine form.-Chica-
go News. SNGLA FSNe
There is a growing conviction
among Republicans that whoever
may be nominated by the next Re
publican National Convention Rob
ert L. Lincoln will surely be given
the second place on the ticket.
There would be practically no oppo-
sition to Lincoln for the Vice Presi-
dency if he would announce his will
ingness to accept it.-Denyer Repub
lican.
And there is a growing opinion
that Mr.. Lincoln would give better
satisfaction in the first place than
Mr.. Blaine.
Certainly Colorado cannot com
plain of lack of rain this summer.
Although the aggregate rainfall since
the first of January is considerably
less than the average for the same
time, yet the rain has come in such Il
way as to do a great deal of good.
With every year like this there would
remain no doubt that crops could be
grown without irrigation in Colorado.
Good crops have been produced this
year, although the aggregate rainfall
since January is about three inches
less than the average since ls72.-
Denver Republican.
1t is extremely difficult for news
paper man to build up a town when
the town does nothing to build up
the newspaper. Every boast made
by a paper that business is booming